diff --git a/include/sirit/sirit.h b/include/sirit/sirit.h
index 0a204d7..b675650 100644
--- a/include/sirit/sirit.h
+++ b/include/sirit/sirit.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ struct Id {
     std::uint32_t value;
 };
 
+[[nodiscard]] inline bool ValidId(Id id) noexcept {
+    return id.value != 0;
+}
+
 class Module {
 public:
     explicit Module(std::uint32_t version = spv::Version);
@@ -83,6 +87,12 @@ public:
         AddExecutionMode(entry_point, mode, std::span<const Literal>({literals...}));
     }
 
+    /// Generate a new id for forward declarations
+    [[nodiscard]] Id ForwardDeclarationId();
+
+    /// Assign a new id and return the old one, useful for defining forward declarations
+    Id ExchangeCurrentId(Id new_current_id);
+
     /**
      * Adds an existing label to the code
      * @param label Label to insert into code.
diff --git a/src/sirit.cpp b/src/sirit.cpp
index 1aa0e66..ee4b76e 100644
--- a/src/sirit.cpp
+++ b/src/sirit.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ void Module::AddExecutionMode(Id entry_point, spv::ExecutionMode mode,
     *execution_modes << spv::Op::OpExecutionMode << entry_point << mode << literals << EndOp{};
 }
 
+Id Module::ForwardDeclarationId() {
+    return Id{++bound};
+}
+
+Id Module::ExchangeCurrentId(Id new_current_id) {
+    const std::uint32_t old_id = std::exchange(bound, new_current_id.value - 1);
+    return Id{old_id + 1};
+}
+
 Id Module::AddLabel(Id label) {
     assert(label.value != 0);
     code->Reserve(2);